Warning: Contains Butt

[shanmonster]

I just received my first photo from the shoot last night, as taken by Rick Crampton.

I thought the background was too cold and dingy in contrast, so I fiddled with the colours a bit. I prefer this sort of look.

Comments

Re: Interesting

[rick-rancid.livejournal.com]

You claim that you've never studied any Indian dances, yet on this Shanmonster page
http://www.shanmonster.com/archives/20010526.html
you state your interest in expanding your knowledge of Indian dance, and you also reference two books (one of which is on Bharatanatyam)relating to the subject. In my view, this indicates at least some degree of study in regard to Indian dance. Do you contend that you suddenly dropped this interest from five years ago?

Re: Interesting

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say I've dropped the interest, but it is certainly on hold. I did get Dances of India - Learning Bharata Natyam video, but it's really quite terrible, so I didn't use it. Aside from skimming the video once, my only real exposure to Bharata Natyam has been seeing three or four performances of it. I can't claim to have studied the dance based off just this.

If I discover a good bharata natyam teacher in the area, I'd love to study with him/her. I think it's a gorgeous dance.

Re: Interesting

[rick-rancid.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Why don't you come to India and take some dance lessons? As I understand, it takes 6 years to master bharatnamya, but there are many schools (such as in Mysore) where you can take lessons for a few weeks and have a strong skill in different dance forms. Your dance style is somewhat of a fusion, and a few months in India might be great for your oeuvre. To hell with working fast food jobs in Canada...take some time and adventure!

Re: Interesting

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I'd love to, but I be po'!